Tan Western
Western Saddle Brands?
I’m just starting to show western and definitely have a western pleasure horse. I was looking into buying a decent looking but cheap western saddle and decided that you really do get what you pay for. So, with that in mind what are popular Western saddle brands? I’ve heard of Tex Tan and Circle Y – what do you think of those? Also I have an old school, foundation QH. Would he require full QH bars? How do I know if a saddle will fit him correctly?
I’ve also heard that the “fashion” in the western show ring changes. Would it be appropriate to have a darker, mahogany colored show saddle? I don’t think the light colors would look right on him. He is a golden chestnut color.
I own a really old Tex Tan saddle. I don’t use it unfortunately because it is too small for me. It was seriously probably 10 to 15 years old when I got it and I have had it for 5 years and it still looks great, other than the suede material on the seat is a little beat, but actually the seat itself has held up well. I have never used a Circle Y, but I have heard that they are fantastic. I would love to own one but I cannot afford a new one, I cannot find a used. I just bought a Royal King saddle. It is a lot cheaper than a Tex Tan or Circle Y. They are pretty comfy, but as to getting what you paid for, I cannot tell yet. It looks great but I have only had it for a few months. I will need a few years to see if it was a good investment or not, so far so good, so you can look into that if you’d like.
***also my saddle is a full QH bars and it fits my foundation type just fine.
